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Darcie Webber, from Carlsbad, helps her 8-year-old daughter Sofie pick out the best beads for her new charm bracelet during the 12th annual Gem Faire at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in Del Mar on Saturday. Eighty venders are at the Gem Faire, which is described as an international market place for gems, jewlery, crystal, fossils, minerals, and jewlery making supplies. HAYNE PALMOUR IV | hplamour@nctimes.com